Obituaries

William “Tony” Oliver, 53, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Four Seasons Living Center.He was born April 19, 1962, in 29 Palms, CA, son of Cecil Oliver and Helen L. (Vice) Peister.Surviving are his brother, Robert Oliver; his sister, Barbara Forsythe McGuire; niece, Sherrie Oliver; nephews, Justin Oliver and wife Stephanie, and Joshua Oliver and wife Amber;...

Dale Whitfield, 83, of Hannibal, MO, died at 10:45 a.m. on Friday, October 16, 2015, at Luther Manor Retirement Center in Hannibal.Visitation will be at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, October 24, at Heckart Funeral Home in Sedalia, MO. Funeral services will follow at 1:30 p.m., with Pastor Ronn Pashia of Hannibal, MO, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.Dale was...

Danny G. Davis, 67, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at his home.He was born February 27, 1948, in Sedalia, son of the late Charles F. and Martha Latta Davis.On May 29, 1976, in Sedalia, Danny was united in marriage to Deborah L. Nichols, who survives of the home.Danny formerly owned the Double D Express convenience store. He...

John Bernard Ryan, 67, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, October 12, 2015, at Four Seasons Living Center.Although he was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, he was a graduate of Marshall High School in Falls Church, Va. and Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) in Springfield, Va.  Eventually he moved to Riverside, Mo. and worked on the loading dock  for Midwest Chandelier...

Alvin Walker, 79, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born April 26, 1936, in Richmond, VA, son of Enoch and Anna Mae Hall Bowman. On February 8, 1958, in California, he married Roberta Baxter, who survives of the home.Mr. Walker was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in the 90th Division AAA Unit...

Steven Alex Thrift, 72, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at his home.He was born July 13, 1943, in Columbia, son of Eugene and Nina Thrift. On July 21, 1979, in Dripping Springs, MO, he was married to Linda Diane Dillard, who preceded him in death on June 5, 2000.He was a member of Sacred Heart Church. He...

Keith Corbett, 63, of Sedalia, ended his struggles in this life on earth by the grace and mercy of his Lord Jesus Christ and was called home on Tuesday, September 29, 2015.He was born July 11, 1952, in Sedalia, son of Harry Dale Corbett and Deloris Knoles Allen. On March 7, 1972, in Smithton, he married Brenda Boatman, who survives....

David Lee Blagden, 37, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at his home.He was born May 4, 1978, in Iowa City, IA. David was a 1997 graduate of Otterville High School.On March 2, 2012, in Sedalia, he married Pammy Stowell, who survives of the home.In addition to his wife, he is survived by four children, Hayley Waters, David...

Thelma Ethel Couchman, 75, of Green Ridge, passed away Monday, September 28, 2015, at her home.She was born January 22, 1940, in Smithville, daughter of Gene and Mary Pike Hollingsworth.She was united in marriage to John A. Couchman on June 18, 1957, in Platte City.Thelma enjoyed sewing, reading, quilting and gardening, but her greatest joy came from spending time with...

Georgia Jane Young Mais, 90, of Leawood, KS, formerly of Sedalia, passed away Monday, September 28, 2015, at Sharon Lane Health Services in Shawnee.She was born February 2, 1925, in Sedalia, daughter of James Herbert and Fern A. Hutsler Young.On August 1, 1946, she was united in marriage to John Jr. Mais, who preceded her in death on October 1,...

Norma Elizabeth Petit, 101, of Warsaw, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015, at her home.She was born July 27, 1914, in Rockford, IL, daughter of Clinton and Josephine Haskell Irving. In June 1959, she married Albert C. Petit, who preceded her in death in 1995.She lived in Garner, IA, Rockford, IL, and Belvidere, IL, before moving to Mesa, AZ, where...

Bobbie Eugene Dietzman Sr., 77, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday evening, September 19, 2015, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born October 19, 1937, in Sedalia, son of Charles Edward and Lillian Maude Burlingame Dietzman. On April 9, 1960, in Osceola, he married Katherine Marie Garrett.Mr. Dietzman retired from Smithton Industries. On June 17, 2012, he was baptized and joined...

Celita Cope, 51, of La Monte, died Friday, September 18, 2015, at her home.Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Heckart Funeral Home.

James Barton Horn, Sr., 81, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born April 24, 1934, in Sedalia, son of LeRoy and Della Richards Horn.On July 4, 1985, in Topeka, KS, James was united in marriage to Glenda Berry, who survives of home.He worked for the railroad and was self employed, doing odd...

Joan Frances Kintner, 79, died Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at Rest Haven Convalescent and Retirement Home.Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Heckart Funeral Home.

In Loving Memory…Mary Lou Yeager, 86, of Sedalia, MO, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2015, at her home.She was born in Sedalia, MO, on August 29, 1929, to Gus and Nona Mae Witte. She attended Smith-Cotton High School. She married Jim Yeager on February 2, 1948. Of this union they had three children.She was one of the founders of Yeager’s...

Leslie Dale Hays, 74, of Austin, TX, died Sunday, September 6, 2015, in Austin.He was born May 28, 1941, in Florence, son of August L. and Edith L. Jobe Hays.Leslie owned and operated ATEX Trucking. He enjoyed fishing, boating and hunting.Surviving are his former wife, Carolyn Parmley; six children, Margo Diamond, Leslie Hays Jr., Michael Hays, Janie Hall, John Hays...

Foster McGuire, 84, of Sedalia, died Saturday, September 5, 2015, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born October 27, 1930, in Knob Noster, son of the late Granville Emerson and Mary Jo Foster McGuire. On February 10, 1979, in Joplin, he married Mary Lee Rinehart Cornell.Foster was a graduate of Knob Noster High School. He served in the U.S. Army...

Robert Eugene “Bob” Hayworth, 74, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015, at Boone Hospital Center.He was born February 20, 1941 in Sedalia, son of William Orville and Alice Lorraine Phillips Hayworth.On February 14, 1963, in Sedalia, Bob was united in marriage to Florence F. Lindsay, who survives of home.Bob worked for Sedalia Cold Storage as an engineer.He enjoyed...

Don G. Osbourn, “Oz”, 62, died August 31, 2015, at his home.He was born in 1953 in Sedalia to Onavee Downing Osbourn and Ellis D. Osbourn.He attended Horace Mann and Heber Hunt elementary schools and graduated from Smith-Cotton High School in 1971.He is survived by his wife and companion of many years, Julia Gills Osbourn; his father; a sister, Donna...